This week, Camilasbooks She brings us a recommendation of one of her favorite books, because according to her, the story is unmatched and there is nothing like it, ?The Last Days of Clayton & Co? by the Chilean writer Francisca Solar.
The novel takes place at the end of the 19th century and tells the story of Abigail Clayton, a girl who has a rather peculiar and very special talent, making her truly unique in the world, since she is very good at photographing dead people, a rather peculiar job.
Abigail Clayton with her innate talent for post-mortem photography and who has caused such a stir in society that people even come from afar to visit her, because, in addition to her skill, she has the gift of listening to the dead, who tell her secrets. on the living, a very useful situation to reveal some cases that have happened in some places.
The problem is that not everything is so pretty, since Abigail is accused of witchcraft and madness, which is why she is institutionalized until her death, which, far from being a spoiler, is only part of the story.
For Camila, although the book may seem twisted, the approach to the story is unique, as it combines mystery and hidden things, where it is very noticeable that Francisca Solar did an incredible job of the craft that was done in the past.
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